09.17.08 - Cool, wet conditions in the Northwest, frigid weather on the Plains, and record dry conditions in the Southeast are all signs that La Nia is in full swing. Still need to come up with a good new year's resolution? New microprocessors for the telescope are about the size of a half-dollar and can do the same job as a 20-pound electronics box. NASA selected The Hammers Company, Greenbelt, Md., to build the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Mission Operations Element (MOE). 05.20.07 - Reliable power and potential lunar resources make the lunar poles attractive enough to attempt hairy landings on a crater rim. When astronauts visit the Hubble Space Telescope in October 2008 for its final servicing mission, they will be facing a task that has no precedence performing on-orbit surgery on two ailing science instruments that reside inside the telescope. NASA Retires InSight Mars Lander Mission After Years of Science. 05.01.08 - That's how many people have submitted their names to this project. 10.16.08 - 06.26.08 - Along with a redesigned user interface, these efforts have culminated in the launch of the new Earth Observatory (see screenshot below). Bill Dunford This site is maintained by the Planetary Science Communications team at, The Next Full Moon is the Wolf or Ice Moon, NASA Retires InSight Mars Lander Mission After Years of Science, 40-Year Study Finds Mysterious Patterns in Temperatures at Jupiter, Juno Explores Jovian Moons During Extended Mission, NASA's Big 2022: Historic Moon Mission, Webb Telescope Images, More, NEO Surveyor Successfully Passes Key Milestone. We could make huge telescopes on the moon relatively easily, and avoid the large expense of transporting a large mirror from Earth. Atmosphere Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. NASA maps and animation by Kevin Ward, based on data from the NASA Earth Observations (NEO) project. On December 28, 2008, the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology downgraded the storms status to that of ex-tropical cyclone, stating that it posed no further threat to communities of Western Australia. NASA researchers have created an advanced data compression algorithm that will increase science data return for NASA missions. NASA scientists have determined that 2007 tied with 1998 for Earths second warmest year in a century. Contributor: Laura E.P. Design & Development: Observations made by NASA instruments onboard an Air Force satellite have shown that the boundary between the Earths upper atmosphere and space has moved to extraordinarily low altitudes. Slice of History - Happy 25th Anniversary, Cassini! 10.06.08 - NASA has selected Lorraine Hansberry Academy of the Bronx, New York City, New York, to fly a student-designed experiment aboard the agencys reduced gravity aircraft, the Weightless Wonder.. 06.02.08 - A 2006 solar flare surprised scientists by behaving in unexpected ways. The IBEX mission will provide Greg Frazier with just the example he needs to showcase his knowledge of what it takes to reach the stars. Privacy Policy and Important Notices 07.25.08 - With winds of about 384 miles per hour, some of the highest wind speeds ever detected on any planet, Jupiter's Little Red Spot could blow away any hurricane on Earth. IBEX will build an image of the outer boundary of the solar system from impacts on the spacecraft by high-speed particles called energetic neutral atoms. Social Media Lead: International Year of Astronomy; Caption by Rebecca Lindsey. Tthe Exploration Sciences Building continues to be built at a feverish pace, nearing 70% complete. 01.10.08 - It can sense chemicals and gases that may be harmful to astronauts. Scientists around the world are excited about all the things that GLAST is going to uncover after it launches on June 5 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. 05.30.08 - 11.04.08 - Goddard and the Howard B. Owens Science Center will celebrate a first year partnership created to inspire and educate students in the study of Earth science. . topographic profile of the dark, possibly liquid-filled area known as Goddard has awarded its highest honor for quality and technical performance to three companies that have contributed significantly to the center's mission. 05.27.08 - 10.19.08 - Rain, Rain Go Away, Come Again on a Work Day? Managing Editor: Last Updated: November 15, 2019 . 11.07.08 - Social Media Lead: from all teams. Researchers have estimated more precisely than ever the heat-trapping effect of water in the air, validating the role of the gas as a critical component of climate change. The Aquarius Radiometer, recently delivered by Goddard to JPL, will help scientists study ocean salinity and its relation to climate. 12.09.08 - SDO will discover how the sun builds up and explosively releases magnetic energy, which powers severe space weather. 11.04.08 - BUDDING astronomy fans can now see what the universe looked like the day they were born thanks to ground-breaking technology released by NASA. In this image, the sprawling storm blocks the satellite's view of much of the Louisiana coast including the New Orleans region, while skies remain clear farther inland, particularly in Texas. Scientists are using a video of Earth and the Moon taken from 31 million miles away to develop techniques to study alien worlds. After 10 years of fine-tuning a technique to efficiently manufacture super-thin, curved mirrors needed to focus X-ray photons, Goddard astrophysicist Will Zhang and his team have won a position on the NuSTAR mission to provide the telescopes more than 3,000 individual mirror segments. Powerful starquakes ripple around the sun in the wake of mighty solar flares. NASAs Polar satellite concludes its successful mission at the end of April with a breathtaking visible light image of the colorful dancing lights of the aurora. Liftoff of GLAST aboard a Delta II rocket is currently targeted for 11:45 a.m. EDT on May 16. 06.03.08 - 12.19.08 - 10.24.08 - You will be directed to the NASA Visible Earth webpage when you select Images by Mission below, or click on the images at right that are randomly generated to represent four out of all possible topics. Understanding Earth: Our Ocean. 07.01.08 - 12.23.08 - crepuscular this past Saturday to celebrate LaunchFest. Astronomers have found a neutron star that seems to share characteristics of both types of neutron stars. Tropical Cyclone Billy moved off the coast of Western Australia on December 25, 2008. The full-scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope resumes its world tour with a stop in Montreal, July 13 through July 20, 2008. Severe Storms. NASA data are showing that for a four-week period in August 2008, sea ice melted faster during that period than ever before. GLAST Mission Operations at NASA Goddard Powered Up, California Wildfires Continue to Burn Out of Control, Solar Shield Experiment Aims to Keep the Power On, NASA Goddard Has More Than a Dozen Exciting Missions in Next Year, Proposed NASA Mission Could Explore Twisted Space Around Black Holes, NASA Goddard Mission Approved to Probe Matter in Extreme Environments, University Faculty and Students to "Rock On!" A new analysis of environmental conditions over the Atlantic Ocean shows that hot, dry air associated with dust outbreaks from the Sahara desert likely contributed to the quieter-than-expected 2007 hurricane season. Ontario Lacus. Numerous wildfires continue to burn out of control throughout California. BUDDING astronomy fans can now see what the universe looked like the day they were born thanks to ground-breaking technology released by NASA. Explanation: xmlns:xsl='http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform'">. Snow and Ice, Image of the Day 10.16.08 - After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io. Inspired by a desire to make finding space physics information as easy as book lovers locate a text on Amazon.com, the heliophysics virtual observatories offer a wealth of resources to learn more about the sun, Earth and heliosphere. During the night of Oct. 15, Space Telescope Operations Control Center engineers at NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center turned on and checked out Side B of Hubbles Science Instrument Control and Data Handling (SI C&DH) system. One popular theme is to find images that look very peculiar. 07.07.08 - 40-Year Study Finds Mysterious Patterns in Temperatures at Jupiter. 02.15.08 - Northrop Grumman has created a Sunshield for NASAs James Webb Space Telescope that can withstand the harsh environment of space. Several bases of operations for NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) are gearing up for data from the recently launched satellite. During RockOn!, university faculty and students will learn the basics of building experiments for flight on suborbital rockets. Scientists have used computer models to show how melt could contribute to the observed speed up of the ice sheet. But the sequence also features Scientists using NASAs RHESSI spacecraft have measured the roundness of the sun with unprecedented precision and found that it is not a perfect sphere. document.write( '' + emailName + '' ), Normalized Fluorescence Line Height (FLH), Instantaneous Photosynthetically Available Radiation, Daily Mean Photosynthetically Available Radiation, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC. The EPOXI mission uses the Deep Impact spacecraft has begun its search for "super Earth" planets. 01.18.08 - 05.16.07 - 05.13.08 - Clouds serve a valuable role in Earth's climate, and thanks to A-Train, a closer look at them is possible. 05.21.07 - featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Global snow cover maps are valuable for both practical and scientific tasks. The tiny sensor, only the size of a quarter, acts like a smoke detector. 01.29.08 - 07.15.08 - The snow cover maps reveal some of the winters significant snow events in the United States, including a rare snow fall in the Deep South that occurred in mid-December. much of what you could see. 03.17.08 - On December 15, Hubble engineers restarted the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System (NCS) aboard the Hubble Space Telescope. 2008 December 31 The Sky in Motion Credit & Copyright: Video: Till Credner , ( The Sky in Motion.com ) 11.13.08 - 05.29.08 - These missions include a final repair trip to upgrade the famous Hubble Space Telescope and spacecraft to study powerful gamma-rays, the moon, the Sun, and Earth's weather and pollution. Land NASA and Ocean Tomo Federal Services, LLC today announced the first ever sale of a government patent license through a public auction of intellectual property. This artist concept shows a mirror-smooth lake on the surface of the smoggy moon Titan. 06.27.08 - 06.18.08 - 04.23.08 - Atmosphere Goddard Symposium to focus on "Going to Work in Space.". Atmosphere Authors & editors: Hurricane, tropical storm and tropical depression rainfall caused many severe floods and numerous lost lives during the 2008 north Atlantic hurricane season. NASA approves development of NEO Surveyor for a launch no later than June 2028. Dec. 21, 2008. 05.29.08 - NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center. Researchers have discovered that an explosion of magnetic energy powers sudden brightenings and rapid movements of the Northern Lights. Cassini Eyes the Tiger Stripes On Oct. 31, 2008, during the second close flyby of Enceladus of the month, the cameras and other optical remote sensing instruments will be front and center, imaging the fractures that slash across the moon's south polar region like stripes on a tiger. Scientists have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiters upper atmosphere where its signature colorful striped clouds form. 09.12.08 - The total estimated cost of the contract is $20,412,996 over the five-year period of performance. Understanding Earth: What's Up with Precipitation? 2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. A service of: 07.01.08 - The Science Poster Party Blowout started 2008 with a celebration of Goddards scientific discoveries and achievements. A new NASA study confirms that the surface temperature of Greenland's massive ice sheet has been rising, fueling the loss of the island's ice at the surface and throughout the mass beneath. The images are sometimes authored by people or organizations outside NASA, and therefore APOD images are often copyrighted, . 06.02.08 - According to a report from the U.S. National Hurricane Center, elevated oil rigs south of the Louisiana coast reported sustained winds of 72 to 89 kilometers (45 to 55 miles) per hour, well below the wind-speed threshold for a Category 1 hurricane. A comprehensive Mission Operations Readiness (MOR) review of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) was successfully completed last month. NASA announced the public will have a chance to suggest a new name for the cutting edge Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope observatory before it launches in mid-2008. Opaque clouds surround the storms eye, but farther away from the eye, the clouds assume translucent, wispy shapes, especially in the east. The next full Moon will be Friday evening, Jan. 6, 2023, at 6:08 PM EST. 11.7.08 - 09.15.08 - Did you know the weeks surrounding this All Hallows Eve mark a haunting milestone? 12.12.08 - 10.07.08 - 06.13.08 - nasa.gov. Hundreds came to Goddard's Visitor Center to celebrate the anniversary of the first manned spaceflight and the first flight of the space shuttle. The APOD website on 31 December 2016, displaying that day's astronomy picture of Trifid Nebula in infrared. 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These images were obtained by NASA's Cassini radar instrument during a flyby on Dec. 21, 2008. 10.27.08 - Last Month: December 2008: Next Month: Sun: Mon: Tue: Wed: Thu: Fri: Sat Last Month | Calendar | Next Month > Index | Search | Send Mail to APOD | Today's . Juno Spacecraft Recovering Memory After 47th Flyby of Jupiter, NASA Explores a Winter Wonderland on Mars, NASA Retires InSight Mars Lander Mission After Years of Science, NASAs Perseverance Rover Deposits First Sample on Mars Surface, 40-Year Study Finds Mysterious Patterns in Temperatures at Jupiter, NASAs Perseverance Rover to Begin Building Martian Sample Depot, NASAs Juno Exploring Jovian Moons During Extended Mission. Scientists using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope say that hot spots near the shattered remains of an exploded star are echoing the blast's first moments. Dec . The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate. A new look at a classic experiment reveals volcanoes may have played a crucial role in the rise of life on Earth. Severe Storms, NASA Goddard Space Shadow of a Opportunity (August 3, 2004; February 4, 2007; June 29, 2008; May 8, 2011; . NASA Headquarters approves an instrument to study the extreme environments of the universe. NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is receiving finishing touches at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, near the beaches of eastern central Florida for its launch. 01.11.08 - 05.29.08 - The image has been processed with a resolution of 128 pixels/deg. Two giant storms erupted from a jet stream on Jupiter in March, 2007. In recognition of the 10th anniversary of the first scientific results from the TRMM satellite, media are invited to a media roundtable on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. EST. NASA and Ocean Tomo Federal Services, LLC announced the beginning of a new partnership to commercialize over 40 NASA-funded technologies to the private sector for commercial application. NASA's Big 2022: Historic Moon Mission, Webb Telescope Images, More. The powerful antenna system that will enable NASA's GLAST)to communicate with stations on Earth has been successfully connected to the spacecraft. 06.04.08 - NASAs Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft, designed to image global interactions at the outer reaches of the solar system, today began its move to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California. On December 28, 2008, the storm was downgraded to an ex-tropical cyclone and was anticipated to pose no further threat to the coastal communities of Western Australia. 06.05.08 - rays. 06.24.08 - Image of the Day 12.19.08 - The final day of competition for The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist concludes the evening of Oct. 6, 2008. as a participant of the NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program. Over the course of the past year, the team was hard at work implementing a new underlying core that included development of an improved information architecture, as well as administration and content management tools. Continue reading , The underlying GALEX observations used in SkyView are 38403840 pixel images where only a circle with a radius of about 2900 pixels is actually exposed. 09.10.08 - . Tropical Cyclone Billy made landfall in Western Australia in late December 2008. The Atlantic Hurricane Season began early in 2007, and by mid-December it was still going. These maps show the average percent snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere for December 2008 (top) and February 2009 (bottom), the first and last months of meteorological winter. Cassini streaked past Titan on Dec. 21 at an altitude of 971 kilometers A million names will be blasted into space and "to the moon" on LRO. 05.14.08 - The MODIS on NASAs Terra satellite captured this image of the storm at noon Central Daylight Time (17:00 UTC). Phil Davis Managing Editor: Scientists have discovered a wave pattern in Saturn's atmosphere only visible from Earth every 15 years. Scientists and engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have joined teams studying optics technologies for three possible new NASA missions to search for alien worlds (exoplanets). The MODIS on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of the storm at noon Central Daylight Time (17:00 UTC). After revealing a trove of details about the moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io. Images by Mission. The tennis court-sized sunshield built by Northrop Grumman for NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has completed its preliminary design review. 12.08.08 - 12.04.08 - 01.16.08 - 12.15.08 - The sun has powered almost everything on Earth since life began, including its climate. 03.17.08 - The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Aqua satellite took this picture at 3:10 p.m. local time on December 25. Acquired December 16, 2009, this true-color image shows Tropical Cyclone Laurence spanning hundreds of kilometers over the Indian Ocean, just off the Australian coast. 02.08.08 - NASA approves development of NEO Surveyor for a launch no later than June 2028. The Delta II 7920-H rocket that will launch GLAST is in the process of being assembled on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. 04.08.08 - 10.15.08 - NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) launched successfully on June 11, 2008, at 12:05 p.m. (2008, December 28). On April 25, NASAs Swift satellite picked up a record-setting flare from a star known as EV Lacertae. 10.08.08 - In January 2008, NASA's Dr. Robert Bindschadler led an expedition to a previously untouched part of Antarctica. 03.27.08 - The Hubble team today received approval from officials at NASA Headquarters to reconfigure a failed data handling unit on Hubble to begin operations on a redundant side of the unit. A new study has identified a link between a warming Indian Ocean and less rainfall in eastern and southern Africa. 03.13.08 - Katherine Heinzen, a student from Fairfax, Va., will spend this summer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Steve Platnick, EOS Senior Project Scientist Acting. 01.28.08 - A blind engineer at Goddard had the vision for a solution to a problem that ultimately required a trip to Europe to help with a Soyuz capsule re-entry. planet Earth's Whats going on here? 10.06.08 - This graphic shows the trajectory for the Cassini spacecraft during its flyby of the icy moon Enceladus on Oct. 31, 2008. 07.11.08 - Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. On December 19, 2008, Tropical Cyclone Billy made landfall in Western Australia as a Category 2 storm. In this image, the sprawling storm blocks the satellites view of much of the Louisiana coast including the New Orleans region, while skies remain clear farther inland, particularly in Texas. 09.08.08 - 09.29.08 - In earlier releases the exposed region seemed to be centered with the image square but . 06.09.08 - After the cyclone in Burma and the earthquake in China, NASA data came to the aid of officials by tapping into a unique set of NASA data products describing the location of the exposed populations. 03.31.08 - NASA invites people of all ages to join the lunar exploration journey with an opportunity to send their names to the moon aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. 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